1. Being Your Best Mentor Be Inspired By Being the Difference At home, at work, and in our community Lunch Pals January 8, 2019
Dr. Harold E. Shinitzky, Psy.D.
Project Champions: Youth Resiliency & Prevention Program
Formerly Faculty Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director of Prevention Programs in Adolescent Medicine

2. What is Prevention
Prevention is the sum of our actions to ensure healthy, safe and productive lives for all our children and families. (CSAP, 1993)
Not disease prevention but health promotion
Primary/Universal, Secondary and Tertiary

3. Seven Principles of Resilience Werner; Wolin & Wolin
Insight
Independence*
Relationship*
Initiative
Creativity
Humor
Morality

4. Project Champions©: Broad-based prevention components
Feelings Identification
Communication Skills
Goal-setting
Self-esteem building
Moral and value development
Self-efficacy
Assertiveness
Alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse education
Leadership skills
Diversity appreciation
Decision-making
Problem-solving

5. Project Champions© Results Students, Parents, & Teachers
Prevented
Risky behaviors
Life trajectory
Conduct problems
Behavioral referrals
Onset of ATOD
Maintained
Healthy emotion management
Productive conflict resolution
Goal achievement
Bond to family
Bond to school
Successful GPA

6. Feelings Identification Feelings Alphabet Project Champions
K - ______________
L - _______________
M - ______________
N - _______________

7. Feelings Identification Situations = Feelings Project Champions
If my dog ran away. I feel _______________.
I passed a big exam. I feel ______________.
I feel ____________ when I have to speak in front of my class?
When my parents argue, I feel ___________.
I feel ____________ when playing with my friend.

8. Feelings Identification Feelings = Situations Project Champions
I feel anxious when ____________________?
I sad when ___________________________?
I get really excited when ________________?
I feel special when _____________________?
I am grateful because of ________________?

9. Communication Skills Project Champions
Feelings Charades

10. Communication Skills Project Champions
One-way vs. Two-way Communication